New-York tribune., 1887-04-24
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
THE PROPOSED EPISCOPAL CATHEDRAL IN
THIS CITY-OTHER RELIGIOUS NEWS.


n is pretty safe to say that the proposed Episcopal
Cathedral in this city viii be thoroughly American
institution in every sense OF the word No doubt the
English cathedrals have done and are still doing good
work. but II would be impossible to reproduce them In
this country without serious notifications and the
attempt to do has, In the opinion OF many Episcopal
clergymen seriously impaired the of some Of the
Episcopal cathedrals already organized in the West
But Bishop Potter and the eminent and representative
men associated with him trustees Of the New
York cathedral may be safely trusted to Lake the ins
tuition American in every sense Of the word
One thing that has wrecked many cathedral schemes
in the Episcopal church has been the jealousy
parishes. This jealousy was natural and perhaps un.
avoidabe in small cities for the cathedral necessarily
drew certain amount OF strength from the city parishes
which they could III afford lose. But that will not be-
the In New York. the contrary the building Of
cathedral such as is contemplated will probably
strengthen the existing parishes; for it will do kind Of
work that they do but partially II indeed they can
do IT at ALL and will therefore leave them to do their
own special routine work.
In the English cathedras there has always been mora
or less friction between the bishop and the dean Of the
cathedral Indeed 1t might almost said In some cases
that an English cathedral is a bishops church In the
management and control OF which the bishop has no
voice. In the proposed NewYork cathedral IL is almost
needless to say, such state Of affairs will ever exist
to define the rights and duties Of all its officers and to
harmonze all interests Unlike the English cathedrals
& WI ~ 2e @ unhampered ~ any shadowy traditions but
laws and well established usages.
How far this Protestant Episcopal cathedral will be-
place of worship the other Protestant bodies
is an interesting question 1t suggestive fact how
ever, that Presbyterian layman has already contrib
uted 100000 for its erection and many outside
the Episcopal Church showing interest In the
project 1t is quite evident that Bishop Potter who
certainly cannot be accused OF lack OF loyalty to his
own Church, wishes to make the cathedral something
than merely Episcopal institution And there
many in the Episcopal Church who share his feeling
They in the building of the cathedral as skeched by
@ n STEP and an Res STEP s a IN ne as sp
the other Christian bodies will contribute to its erection
minded that it represents not merely the Episcopal
Church but the genius and spirit or Protestant Cnrsu
anity In the United States
When Bishop Taylor comes back from Africa. II he
ever does back he will have interesting ex-
periences to relate Recently he and his fellow mission
arrived at village when the inhabitants were pre-
pairing TO 90 on hunt II took them whole day TO do
this although not weapon FURNISHED or put in
order The time spent In making the necessary pro-
pitation the demons-it mockery to call them
gods-who ruled the forests and all the country round
about During the first half Of the day they had pom
ered soemny and danced franticaly led by their chief
in the effort to think up some new and extraordinary
sacrifice to make At last they struck it. They dug four
little holes in the ground about foot deep each in tho
form OF square. They then took the one goat OF the
poorest among them and put her feet In the hoes
With the precious from their we'll they moisened
the dirt and, every pitching into work. they Pace1
the mud about the unfortunate nanny until she was en-
trey buried the tip OF ear appearing above
the mud Then they shouted and sat down To contem-
plate their fetch with profound satisfaction Inat was
What they were at when the Bishop eae n ev BASED
the rest OF the afternoon in idleness.
Dr. Hovey's essay on Bible wines, which originally ap-
reared in "The Baptist Quarterly Review has now
been published by the Baptist Publication House OF Phil
adepha The writer aims to show IN this essay that the
socaed two-wne theory OF which ProhlDitiOhists MAXI
50 much, has no foundation In fact
The New Testament has recently been translated into
Hebrew by the Rev. Isaac saknson. missionary OF the
British Jews Society. These Hebrew New Testamens
are TO be circulated among Jews with a view 10 their
conversion In connection with this movement, says
The London Globe" IL may be mentioned that one OIL
the most learned and respected of Hungarian rabbis Dr.
j. Lchtensten, who has been hirtyfve years rabo oi
Tapioszee has lately startled MS coegioniss by two
pamphlets in which he arns the divinity OF ChrisI mo
pamphlets being very ably written have been noticed oy
all the leading newspapers ana nave rise lius a;T
troversy, for Dr. Lchtenstein processes TO remain
obedient to the Mosaic Gspensation, while recognizing
that Christ was the Messiah
The Lakeside School New Theology will be held at
Chautauqua Lake in August 1t will of course have no
connection whate with the better known Chautauqua
Summer School, which stands by the old theology The
leader OF the Lakeside School is the Rev. Dr. j. c. Town
send Among who will assist him this summer in
developing "a broad and rational theology are ex'
President Thomas Hill, OF Harvard College; the Rev. A.
p Peabody d. d., OF Cambridge; the Rev. 4. A. Miner,
d. d., OF Boston; the Rev. l.. l.; ReXford d. D. OF De
troit; President Cone, OF Buchel College; the Rev H.
W Thomas and the Rev j. T. Sunderland, OF Chicago;
and the Rev. Z. p. Adams, Of Dunkirk Chautauqua
County.
In Canon Fremantle's muchdiscussed essay on TIC
ology Under It's Changed Aspects In The Fortnigty
Review" he proposes for himself and those who think
with him the des gnati0n Christian agnostcs'
The work OF revising the Bible, which going on r
Germany, is making very little progress. The facth
there is very little interest in translation OF the
Bible felt In Germany Indeed. II is found Impossible
get the members OF the revision committee 10 atehu t
meetings which are appointed
Some Of the Indians Of Mexico have queer ideas aOo
religion A correspondent of THE Boston Herair
tells how parish priest puzzled not long ago by
n ouery put 10 him by Indian parishoners bringing
ooden crosses to be blest they invariably asking hin
IN bless the heart of the cross. That phrase, ths
heart OF tho cross" surprised him, ana hnihy ne
contrved to get hold OF one OF the crosses
brought to him for blessing, and found In ING
Interior hollow, In which small OWL the sacred
bird the tecolote of the Mtecs. Then he knew WHY
tho Indians had been so anxious that the heart OF tn
cross should receive the blessing IL Is a sort oi
god Lord, good devll' relgton the Indians have
They wish to be the right side OF the Chrstiar a
Deity and at the time. 10 keep solid" a. ths
phrase is, with their ancient dvinitles
A correspondent Of "The Cincinnati Cc'lmerc~
Gazctter evidently ardent admircr, describes th
famous Dr. Parker Of London, as he appears In 'h'
pulpit A man Of striking presence" he says
amounts into the massive marble pulpit the gift OF s
Corporation of London. man of strength-suehsu
Of mind of lung Of manner is hc His opening tones
have suggestion of distant thunder. His hair, sun
black bushes out like cloud behind that 'lpenetraDH
face But when time comes you will see those
features index the dial just every motion you your
self experience In ordinary week of your life. io'
don't expect this, but you get IT, The voice. naturally
s the grand dapason tone, and 10 co. as we have
said right down to rolling thunder, but nmby d.es
IL respond to the varied demands upon IL by the lighter
sentiments that times the flashes Of rdcue or sar